Derek Gripper Guitar workshop
MUSIC | WORKSHOP
Derek Gripper Guitar workshop
Sat 2 July | 12pm
Event Details
Times & Dates:
Sat 2 July | 12pm – 2.30pm (incl. break)
Duration:
150 minutes
Event Categories:
Music | Workshop
Admission:
€20
Venue:
Hawk's Well Theatre
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Join virtuoso guitar player Derek Gripper for a hands on guitar workshop aimed at guitar players with all levels of experience.
Spaces are limited and early booking is advised.
Derek Gripper is known for his groundbreaking technique for evoking the West African kora on the guitar. He has transcribed the complex music of Malian kora player Toumani Diabaté and infuses his interpretations of Bach’s music with lessons from the oral traditions of Africa. He has performed with Toumani Diabaté’s Symmetric Orchestra and classical guitar legend John Williams, and tours worldwide.
As a teacher Gripper combines the techniques of oral tradition learning with the pedagogy of Maria Montessori and FM Alexander and teaches workshops online and in person as well as hosting a global guitar group online with nine lessons a week and numerous online courses.
“My teaching style is informed by years of classical guitar study, years of studying how we learn, research into child education, physical re-education techniques like Alexander Technique and yoga, and experimentation with meditation, mindfulness, African oral traditions, Indian music theory, contemporary musical philosophy etc. I have taught four year olds and eighty year olds, virtuosos and ukulele owners.”
Attendees of the workshop can avail of the €10 ticket to Derek’s live concert.